... by managers in the operation of a kanban system. In this case, local rules were used to optimise chances of survival by deflecting senior management criticism of potential stockouts in the system. The local rules used by the managers were modelled and their success and unintended consequences were reported...

... and overtime requirements. In this paper, we introduce a newly developed system, which we refer to as the flexible kanban system (FKS), to cope with uncertainties and planned/unplanned interruptions. We demonstrate the superiority of the new system by considering four case examples covering various...

..., it was estimated that a typical respondent would take an average of half‐an‐hour to complete the questionnaire. The questions in the first six of the eight divisions are based on several factors, which are listed as follows: © MCB UP Limited 1997 Just‐in‐time Kanban Manufacturing Total quality...

...Katsuhiko Takahashi; Nobuto Nakamura; Masanobu Izumi Deals with the kanban system in just‐in‐time (JIT) production as a system of production planning and inventory control for multi‐stage production inventory systems, Constructs a queueing network model of the kanban system with SLAM II. Aims...

... industry Just‐in‐time Kanban Simulation Spreadsheets Capacity Management is concerned with matching the capacity of the operating system and the demand placed on that system[ 1, p. 292 ]. Faced with fluctuating and uncertain demand, there are two basic capacity management techniques which...

...Houmin Yan Considers manufacturing systems with a failure‐prone machine and a stochastic demand. The production is controlled by a kanbanscheme. Although the kanban‐control enjoys many applications, in a stochastic setting, the problem of defining the optimal number of circulating...

...Jan Olhager Safety stocks can be introduced in different ways in production and inventory control systems. The three basic types are physical safety stock, safety lead time, and hedging. Departing from the formula for calculating the number of kanbans, it is shown that all three approaches...

...,correct and unambiguous with respect to the models produced. The justin‐time kanban system is an example of a realworld problem with a multiple‐supplier and multiple‐client architecture. Uses two specification languages LOOPN and Object‐Z, proposed in the literature to model...

...Yannick Frein; Maria Di Mascolo; Yves Dallery Considers a class of control systems known as generalized kanban control systems (GKCS) which can be used to implement a pull control mechanism in a manufacturing system. In a GKCS, the production system is decomposed into stages, where each...

... which process a limited range of parts using flow process principles. Cell layouts provide the condition for kanban control procedures to operate, hence the benefits of just‐in‐time can be achieved in batch processing environments. However, in high variety/low volume (HV/LV)environments there is often...

... entered the factory. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Benchmarking Kanban Lean production Value analysis The methods discussed in this article provide a structured path to lean manufacturing with analysis of the supply chain, component production and assembly operations being possible...

... the “best” logistics supplier. Delivery Just‐in‐time Kanban Logistics Outsourcing Production planning Questionnaires © MCB UP Limited 1994 Logistics suppliers were surveyed in order to investigate the role of various logistics activities in the development of a total materials...

... product is what counts. High quality and effectiveness in each link of the chain is needed if the chain will be successful in the market place. It is the combined effort that, in the long run, will benefit all companies involved in this production chain. Buyers Just‐in‐time Kanban Manufacturing...

... factorial design. Results show that, of the 15 variables considered, only assembly time, kanban capacity, and the interaction effect between demand and kanban capacity are statistically significant. Performs cross‐validation. Finds the results of the metamodel developed to supplement the simulation model...

... for the design, planning, scheduling and control of JIT manufacturing systems. Reports on a comparative study of these approaches for JIT manufacturing along with the conventional manufacturing approaches and alternative systems for JIT manufacture. Explores future research areas. Just‐in‐time Kanban MRP...

...N. Singh; Kwok Hung Shek; Dave Meloche The application of the Kanban system in a practical environment is reported. The objective was to determine the optimal number of Kanbans for each component part. The effect of the time interval between replenishment of parts on the amount of work‐in‐process...

... lines are examined. The same analysis will be repeated for assembly type of production lines (merging lines). A key concept in this article is the“long pull” (or constant work‐in‐process inventory) Kanban system. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Production management Kanban Buffer stock Control...